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Now you’re crazy to be online,” said Mokhtarzada, a Harvard law graduate living in Washington, D. The big difference between mainstream American and Muslim dating technology is the desired end result: Tinder might be fine with hookups only, but the Muslim creators of these apps want a lifelong union to emerge.Minder has more than 30,000 approved users since it launched in February, but the company doesn’t have the staff to follow up with its clientele to find out if anybody’s getting hitched.Parents who have migrated to Western countries no longer have the same extended family and community connections they once did in their home country, Dr Ahmad said, who researches Muslim marriages and relationships in Britain.With smaller social networks, parents aren't able to provide their children with suitable matrimonial partners.I sometimes tell my students that Islam is Judaism Redux — bigger cast, bigger budget.

His books include “Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy” (Oneworld, 2014).

To publicly date, with names and photos flashing on a phone screen, is “evolutionary,” said Haroon Mokhtarzada, the founder of Minder, a Muslim play on the website Tinder.

(The two companies are not linked.) “It was very taboo to be online 12 years ago to date.

Websites, such as Shadi, Muslima and Half Our Deen have been around for a while, but the mobile apps are the newest technology to help a growing community solve the conundrum of marital matchmaking.

Muslims are spread across the United States, and those who want to marry within the faith have limited avenues for meeting.